Game.



S. S. MARLEY.

GAME.

APPLICATION FILED AFB. 8, me.

Patented July 18, 1916.-

awe/who; fiHMuEa. S. MARLEY SAMUEL s. MARLEY, or wrnmrrr c'ro'iv,ELAWARE.

GAME.

Specification wim ear.

Patented July is, 1916.

Application filed April 8, 1916. Serial No. 89,899.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. MARLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at XVilmington, in the county of New Castle and State ofDelaware, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference. being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain im provements in games and hasrelation more particularly to a device of this general character whereinsurface projectiles are employed; and it is an object of the inventionto provide a novel and improved board provided in its playing surfacewith a plurality of openings Or depressions and over which surface isadapted to be projected a disk or other rolling member, the purpose ofthe game being to cause the disk or rolling member projected across theplaying surface to seat within an opening or depression.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved gamewhereby certain important advantages are attained and the device isrendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in top plan of a game constructedin accordance with an embodiment of my invention and showing a singleprojectile; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line2-2 of Fig. 1 ,and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on theline 3-3 of Fig. 1.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes a board ofpredetermined dimensions having its upper face fiat and having its undersurface provided with the depending supports 2 whereby the board 1 maybe supported in predetermined spaced relation relative to the surface onwhich it rests.

The board 1 is preferably rectangular in form and has its longitudinaledges defined by the upstanding flanges 3 and has its end or transversemarginal portions provided with the blocks 4 separated one from theother a predetermined distance to afford the receiving pockets 5 andinto which pockets 5 is adapted to be positioned a circular disk 7preferably of the same dimensions as the well known five-cent coin ofthe United the same to seat within an alined recess or slot 6, theprojection being preferably. effected by striking a disk with the digitof a hand.

The game is preferably played by two persons playing from opposite endsof the board 1 and when a player causes a disk to be seated in each ofhis objective recesses or slots 6, said person is the winner of thegame. Should a player miss an objective slot he loses his turn, butshould he cause a disk to seat within a recess or slot 6, he continuesto play. I

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a gameconstructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simpleand comparatively inexpensive .nature and is particularly well adaptedfor use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may beassembled,

and itwill also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of somechange and modification without material departure from the principlesand spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood aslimiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the severalparts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice.

I claim:

In combination, a playing board having at each end a transverse seriesof receiving ockets, the pockets of one series being out of longitudinalalinement with the pockets of the second series, said board having a Intestimony whereof I hereunto afliX my recess in alinement vi lith eachof the receivsignature in the presence of two Witnesses. ing 00 cets,and a re ing rojectile adapted to b? inserted Within each if thepockets, the SAMUEL MARLEY recesses alining With one series of pocketsbe- Witnesses:

ing positioned in close proximity to the sec- THOMAS S. LEWIS,

0nd series of pockets. 7 EDNA B. WHITE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. Y

